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AP® Psychology Personality Part 3

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This deck covers key concepts in personality psychology, focusing on theories by Jung, Adler, Maslow, Rogers, Bandura, and Rotter. It includes definitions and explanations of terms like personal unconsciousness, self-actualization, and locus of control.

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What comprises the personal unconsciousness?

repressed memories and clusters of thought
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Term
Definition
What comprises the personal unconsciousness?
repressed memories and clusters of thought
What can be found in the collective unconscious?
behavior and memory common to all humans and passed down from our ancient and common ancestors
Archetypes, found in the collective unconscious, are characterized as what?
the behaviors and memories in the collective unconscious
Alfred Adler's theory of personality speculated that children develop feelings of __________ due to their size and level of competence, and they spend the rest of their lives trying to overcome it.
inferiority
According to Adler, the best way to overcome inferiority is through development of __________; failure to do so could result in the development of a(n) __________.
social interest; inferiority complex
What do the humanistic theories of personality emphasize?
the uniqueness and richness of being human
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AP® Psychology Personality Part 3
TermDefinition
What comprises the personal unconsciousness?
repressed memories and clusters of thought
What can be found in the collective unconscious?
behavior and memory common to all humans and passed down from our ancient and common ancestors
Archetypes, found in the collective unconscious, are characterized as what?
the behaviors and memories in the collective unconscious
Alfred Adler's theory of personality speculated that children develop feelings of __________ due to their size and level of competence, and they spend the rest of their lives trying to overcome it.
inferiority
According to Adler, the best way to overcome inferiority is through development of __________; failure to do so could result in the development of a(n) __________.
social interest; inferiority complex
What do the humanistic theories of personality emphasize?
the uniqueness and richness of being human
What two aspects do the humanistic theories focus on?
1. subjective reality 2. subjective mental events
According to the humanist perspective, what is the ultimate purpose for existence?
self-actualization
What characterizes self-actualization?
creatively becoming the person you are capable of being
Name two humanistic theorists.
1. Abraham Maslow 2. Carl Rogers
What is the self-concept?
the mental representation of who we feel we truly are
According to humanist theory, when do internal conflicts arise?
when we experience incongruence between our self-concept and our actual thoughts and behaviors
According to Rogers, __________ distort our self-concept
conditions of worth
What are conditions of worth, according to Rogers?
other people's evaluations of our worth
In Rogerian theory, __________ is meant to combat the conditions of worth that are often imposed and can lead to unhealthy self-concepts.
unconditional positive regard
What do social-cognitive theories assume about personality?
that cognitive constructs are the basis of the personality
In social-cognitive theory, how are constructs developed and modified?
through learning in social environments
Albert Bandura focused on the idea of __________ as central to personality.
self-efficacy
What does self-efficacy encompass?
one's beliefs about his/her own abilities in a given situation
Which social-cognitive theory of personality, proposed by Julian Rotter, believes that effort has a major role in personality?
locus of control theory